Tuesday 23 June 2015

Pressure to get consent to flick the switch

And who made sure Melissa was hypothermic, sedated, paralysed and in an induced coma for her brain function tests? Dr K,crown specialist paediatrician was quick to say Melissa had made no improvements, was unresponsive and on her way to 'brain death' at trial. The notes say otherwise and also say she should not have been tested in that enforced incapable of responding state. Despite not operating for eleven hours, by then too late for widespread ischaemia to be avoided, Melissa was still fighting, improving and defying his prognosis; and yet.......... Melissa’s parent were told Melissa would be paralysed down one side if she survived. So how was she moving her arms and legs as soon as the paralysing agents wore off?

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